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Trump says he's open to temporarily withdrawing Blanche nomination amid GOP resistance

Trump said he would consider withdrawing Blanche’s nomination temporarily and criticized the Republican senators resisting it.

Trump says he's open to temporarily withdrawing Blanche nomination amid GOP resistance
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Donald Trump said he would consider temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination amid opposition from Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. The senators are seeking changes to an agreement involving a federal fund and tax-related protections before supporting Blanche.

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Donald Trump
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President seeking to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general

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Todd Blanche
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Nominee for attorney general whose confirmation is contested

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Thom Tillis
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Senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Chuck Grassley
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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman

Ken Paxton
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Senate candidate who defeated Cornyn in the Republican primary

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Trump Considers Withdrawing Blanche Nomination Amid Senate Dispute

Outlets agree that President Donald Trump said he might withdraw Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis withheld support amid a dispute over a Justice Department fund and a tax-related settlement. The dispute delayed a committee vote on Blanche’s nomination. Left-leaning outlets stress the settlement’s connection to Trump and portray his response as prioritizing his own interests; center outlets mostly present a nomination standoff over the senators’ demands; right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s confrontation with the holdouts, with some casting their opposition as obstruction.

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